skids

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Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

After a brief reprieve, stocks linked to artificial-intelligence trade hit the skids this week, as investors once again shifted their money into anything with a whiff of value.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 13, 2025

Mr. Sarandos met with the President last month to grease the skids for his acquisition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

The skids are situated in the underfloor wooden plank, which also has a minimum depth for the same reason.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

It skids to a stop, nearly crashing into a pair of kids on bicycles, before making a frantic U-turn and speeding away.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller